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Y’all. The dining room is finally under way! It feels like I might jinx the progress by even typing those words, but it is true! I can see the dining from where I’m sitting and our progress is, indeed, real! … Continue reading →

Now that winter has arrived (well…sorta—it was 65 degrees yesterday), we are putting the exterior projects to bed for the season, done or not. One that’s not complete—but totally worth sharing—is our mudroom’s exterior entrance. I have big plans for … Continue reading →

Ben’s hard work on the back deck, transforming it into a porch, has created an amazing retreat—screened windows above half-walls that give us an open-air room on the back of the house. It is shaded and cool and just perfect … Continue reading →

On April 1, 2014, we closed on the purchase of a run-down house (deemed basically worthless by our appraiser) sitting on 7+ mostly wooded acres situated in a creek bottom. The house looked like this: You can get a full tour … Continue reading →

I feel quite certain that y’all are getting tired of hearing about the garage. But to be completely honest, this gigantic project is still our main focus. And that means that the garage is the news of the hour…still (queue the … Continue reading →

Well, friends. We are still working on the garage. Yup. Still working. And not yet parking in it. Things are moving along, but slowly (obviously). I just read my last post about the garage (from early November! Ack!) to see … Continue reading →

These days, I’m living by the old adage, Better late than never. And so here we are, almost two weeks into the new year, and I’m finally getting the finishing touches on our look back at Cockamamy Farm in 2016. This … Continue reading →